Garment belt



Feb. 6, 1940. s AUERBACH 2,189,413

GARMENT BELT Filed April 7. 1939 INVENTOR SAMUEL Hug RBHC H A ORNEY.

Patented Feb. 6, 1940 UNITED S'IA'rasI firm consisting of SamuelAuerbach, Nathan Auerbach, Morris Auerbach, and Edward AuerbachApplication April 7, 1939", serial N6.' 266,452 3 claims. (ci. 241-8)This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a garment belt.

The invention has for an object the construction of a garment belt whichis characterized by a strip of material having an end portion bent backof the front section thereof and secured at the said bent portion to thegarment, and also secured at the other end portion to the garment so as.to form a loop for the belt, and a novel arrangement for utilizing theback section of the strip lof material for holding the belt fromslipping out of the loop.

Still further the invention proposes the use Aof a detachable fastenerfor connecting the back section of the strip with the belt. f

Still further the invention proposes a novel method for constructing thegarment belt.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a garment belt asdescribed which is simple and durable and which may be manufactured andsold at a reasonable cost. y f

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which theVarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material partof this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a garment provided with a beltconstructed according to this invention.l

Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevational view looking in the direction of theline 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View similar to Fig. 2 but showing the belt in ashifted position.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4-4 lof Fig. 3.

The garment belt, according to this invention, is used in conjunctionwith a garment I0. A

strip of material II has an end portion IIa bent;`

back of the front section IIb thereof.` A line of stitches I2 securesthe strip of ,material at the bent portion to the garment III. Anotherline of stitches I3 secures the other end portion of the strip ofmaterial to the garment.

It is proposed that the garment I0 be provided with a seam I4 juxtaposedbeneath the strip of' material II. This seam I4 is produced byinterengaging edge portions Ida of the parts used to make the garmentand sewing these interengaged portions together with lines of stitchesI5. The stitches I2 and I3 are arranged transversely across the seam I4for the reason that due to the reinforced character of the seam thegarment is strongest at this area.

`PA'naNT oFFlcEQ A belt I6 for the garment is engaged through y the loopproduced by the strip of material II. The back section I Iais arrangedagainst the back face of the'belt I6. A detachable fastener I'I ismounted upon the adjacent face of the belt I6 and the back section I Ia.for detachably connecting these parts together. This fastener I1 may bea standard snap fastener.` The bottom end of the front section IIb ofthe strip of material is provided with'a bent in area IIbb. The stitchesI3 are engaged through this bent in area. This is for the purpose ofdoubling 'the material of the strip at thev area at which it is attachedto the garment and thus producing a stronger construction.

The garment may be provided with several of the loops and associatedconstruction as illustrated in Fig. 3. A feature of the constructionresides in the fact that the belt I6 is held'by the loops and is held bythe back section of the K,

loops against accidental complete displacementy from the loops. At thesame time the belt is free to shift a limited distance through theloops, which is desirable when the garment is worn and the belt tiedabout the waist of a person. v

' The method of manufacturing the garment belt consistsin first bendingthe upper end portion of the strip of "material II to produce-the rearsection IIa and then securing the strip of material upon the garment bysewing toproduce the stitches I2 and I3. One section of the fastener maybe mounted upon the back section I Ia of the of the fastener is mountedon the belt I6 before lor after it is positioned on the garment.

While I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of`particularity, I

. realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made. -Itherefore reserve the rightl and privilege of changing the form of thedetails of construction or otherwise altering the arrange ment of thecorrelated parts without departing .strip of material before or afteritis mounted y in position upon the garment. The other section from thespirit or the scope of the appended back section of the strip freelydepends and said strip being also secured at its bottom end portion tosaid garment so as to form a loop for a horizontal belt, a horizontalbelt engaging through said loop, and a fastener connecting said backsection with said belt, whereby the belt may shift forwards andrearwardsby swinging said depending portion.

2. In combination with a garment, a vertical strip of material attachedat its ends to said garment so as to form a loop for a belt, a backstrap of material beneath said loop and attached at its top end only sothat it freely depends, a horizontal belt engaging through said loop,and a fastener connecting the free end of said back strap with saidbelt, whereby the belt may shift forwards and rearwards by swinging saiddepending portion.

3. In combination with a garment, a vertical strip of material havingits top end portion bent back of the front section thereof and securedat said bent portion to said garment so that the back section of thestrip freely depends and said strip being also secured at its bottom endportion to said garment so as to form a loop for a horizontal belt, ahorizontal belt engaging through said loop, and a fastener connectingsaid back section with said belt, whereby the belt may shift forwardsand rearwards by swinging said depending portion, said garment beingmade of sections and having a seam with overlapping portions of garmentmaterial, and said strip of material being juxtaposed on said seam.

SAMUEL AUERBACH.

